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The Unreserved Wine Talk Podcast with Natalie MacLean

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The Unreserved Wine Talk podcast features candid conversations with the most fascinating people in the wine world. Your host, award-winning journalist Natalie MacLean, dives into how it feels to compete in the nerve-wracking World's Best Sommelier Competition, the shadowy underground of wine forgery, the zany tactics of a winemaker who hosted a funeral for cork ... read more

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Pairing Veggies & Wine, Chilling Wine Quickly, Resveratrol & Depression

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Which wines are best to drink when you’re in the air? How do your sense of smell and taste change with increased altitude? Why are airlines paying more attention to their wine selections on board? I...

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Seafood Pairings, Flying Corks, Sober Curious

How do you pair wine with seafood? Should we be following tradition or are there new rules? What's the right way to safely open a bottle of bubbly? What does it mean to be sober curious? I'm exploring...